 Senior Patient Advocate Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 8,311 | When I watch TV or read an article or watch a movie I will tear up at almost any sad scene. I never used to be this emotional. I don't consider myself to be depressed or upset with having had this cancer but I am definately more emotional post Tx than I was pre. Whenever (even today 6 years post Tx) I give a speech about my ordeal and I get to the part where I describe how "Dr Death" told me I had Stage IV oral cancer and what my survival chances would be, I choke up and have to compose myself before I continue talking and that's after years of repeatedly telling myself not to get emotional when I get to that spot! I've always wondered what was it that has changed me?
David
Age 58 at Dx, HPV16+ SCC, Stage IV BOT+2 nodes, non smoker, casual drinker, exercise nut, Cisplatin x 3 & concurrent IMRT x 35,(70 Gy), no surgery, no Peg, Tx at Moffitt over Aug 06. Jun 07, back to riding my bike 100 miles a wk. Now doing 12 Spin classes and 60 outdoor miles per wk. Nov 13 completed Hilly Century ride for Cancer, 104 miles, 1st Place in my age group. Apr 2014 & 15, Spun for 9 straight hrs to raise $$ for YMCA's Livestrong Program. Certified Spin Instructor Jun 2014.
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